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Executive Summary

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Summary

Market Definition

THE FUNCTION OF INDUSTRIAL VALVES

OPERATIONAL FEATURES OF INDUSTRIAL VALVES

MARKET SECTORS

MARKET POSITION

MATERIALS

STANDARDS

MARKET TRENDS

Market Size

THE TOTAL MARKET

VALVE SALES BY TYPE

FOREIGN TRADE

Table 1: Apparent UK Market for Industrial Valves at Current Prices (£m), 1992-1996

Table 2: UK Manufacturers' Sales of Valves and Parts by Type of Valve (£m), 1992-1996

Table 3: UK Manufacturers' Sales of Valves and Parts by Type of Valve ( percent), 1992 and 1996

Table 4: EU Exports of Taps, Cocks and Valves (£m), 1995 and 1996

Table 5: EU Imports of Taps, Cocks and Valves (£m), 1995 and 1996

Table 6: Exports of Taps, Cocks and Valves Outside the EU (£m), 1995 and 1996

Table 7: Imports of Taps, Cocks and Valves Outside the EU (£m), 1995 and 1996

Table 8: Total Exports and Imports (£m), 1995 and 1996

Industry Background

RECENT HISTORY

DISTRIBUTION

INDUSTRY CONCENTRATION

EMPLOYMENT

TRADE ASSOCIATIONS

Table 9: Leading Distributors of Industrial Valves by Turnover (£m), 1995-1996

Table 10: Number of VAT-Based Enterprises Involved in the Production of Taps and Valves by Turnover Size (£000), 1996

Table 11: Number of Manufacturing Units Involved in the Production of Taps and Valves by Number of Employees, 1996

Competitor Analysis

THE MARKETPLACE

MARKET LEADERS AND THEIR BRANDS

ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION

Table 12: Valve and Actuator Manufacturers by Category (number of companies), 1997

Table 7: Leading UK Valve Manufacturers by Turnover (£m), 1994/1996

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT)

OIL AND GAS

POWER GENERATION

CHEMICALS, PETROCHEMICALS AND PHARMACEUTICALS

WATER SUPPLY AND TREATMENT

BUILDING SERVICES

MARINE AND NAVAL

FOOD AND DRINK

Buying Behaviour

BACKGROUND TO DEMAND FOR INDUSTRIAL VALVES

UK MARKETS

OVERSEAS MARKETS

Outside Suppliers to the Industry

CATEGORIES OF PRODUCTS USED BY VALVE MANUFACTURERS

Current Issues

POLLUTION

HEALTH AND SAFETY

THE ENVIRONMENT

HEALTH AND SAFETY

MAINTENANCE

Forecasts

FORECASTS 1997 TO 2001

Table 12: Apparent UK Market for Industrial Valves at Constant 1997 Prices (£m), 1997-2001

Company Profiles

INTRODUCTION

DEFINITIONS

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Sources

ASSOCIATIONS

PERIODICALS

DIRECTORIES

GENERAL SOURCES

HBI UK INFORMATION SOURCES

GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS

OTHER SOURCES

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

In 1996, the UK market for industrial valves was worth an estimated £995.2m. This was an increase of 29.2 percent on the 1992 figure of £770.5m. Most of this growth was generated in the later years of this period, as investment was scaled down by the customers of the valve industry, during the recession of the early 1990s.

Industrial valves are used as flow regulators for pipelines, through which liquids, gases and semi-solids are transported. The main customers for industrial valves are drawn from a wide range of public and private sector industries. Domestic demand is growing relatively slowly, as very few of the many markets for industrial valves are expanding at faster than the annual average replacement rate. Much needed infrastructure investment by the water utilities is expected to benefit the industry, but this has been slow to materialise.

UK manufacturers, however, are becoming less dependent on sales to their domestic markets, although these remain very important, as there is increasing demand from world markets, particularly countries in central and eastern Europe, India and China, etc. These states are rebuilding, or adding to, their public utilities and industrial infrastructures. Other areas, such as Latin America, with their new found economic stability, also have some very big investment plans, to develop their infrastructures. Overseas sales offices and occasionally manufacturing facilities, usually joint ventures, have been installed in the most promising regions.

These are capital intensive industries, which require large numbers of valves for the initial installation. However, most valves have a long life, and are not disturbed, unless there is a malfunction. Consequently, the markets do not grow very rapidly, unless totally new investments are being made, or existing facilities are upgraded with more modern equipment.

Prospects for the domestic market over the next few years are of relatively slow growth, although there are some areas of demand. For example, investment by the water utilities could exceed the industry norm. In general, however, because some of the biggest users in the UK, e.g. chemical manufacturers have stated their intention of building many of their new plants overseas, this will have a significant impact on local demand. Key Note consequently forecasts a quite low increase in domestic demand, from £1.01bn in 1997 to £1.1bn by the year 2001, in real terms.

Text © 1997 Key Note

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